The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain 词汇提示 1.trial 审判 原文 Chapter V: The Trial Some weeks later it was time for Muff Potter's trial. Everyone in the village talked about it. Tom and Huck were worried. "Huck, did you tell anyone about - that?" asked Tom. " About what?" answered Huck. "You know what," said Tom. "Oh, of course not," said Huck. "Poor old Muff. I'm very sorry for him. People say he's a killer. But it's not true. And they'll hang him!" said Tom. "I'm sorry for Muff too. But we can't tell anyone about Injun Joe," said Huck, "Poor Muff is a kind man. Once he gave me half a fish." "And once he helped me with my kite," said Tom, "I want to help him." "Let's go to the jail and take him something to eat," said Huck. They went to the small jail and they saw Muff. He was happy to see them. "No one remembers old Muff any more. But you're my friends and you remember me. Thank you, boys!" said Muff smiling. Now Tom felt terrible. He was worried about the trial. He could not sleep at night. Everyone in the village went to Muff Potter's trial. Muff looked old, tired and unhappy. Injun Joe was at the trial too. During the trial there were many questions and answers. All the answers were against old Muff. Then the lawyer said, "Call Thomas Sawyer!" Everyone was surprised and looked at Tom. Why did the lawyer call Tom Sawyer? "Thomas Sawyer, where were you on June 17 at midnight?" Tom looked quickly at Injun Joe. He waited a few moments and then said, "I was in the graveyard." "Were you near Hoss Williams's grave?" asked the lawyer. "Yes, sir," said Tom. "Why were you there?" asked the lawyer. "I went there to see ghosts, with a – a dead cat." Everyone laughed. "What did you see in the graveyard? Tell us what happened," said the lawyer. Tom told his story and the people of St Petersburg listened to him. They were very surprised. ".….and then Muff Potter fell to the ground and Injun Joe took Muff's knife and - " Tom suddenly heard a very loud noise. Injun Joe jumped out of the window and disappeared! Tom became the hero of St Petersburg. He saved Muff Potter's life. Tom's days were happy but his nights were not. At night he had terrible dreams about Injun Joe. The days passed and no one could find Injun Joe.

提示 一、每期五个句子，均是从四六级听力真题中选取的长难句。 二、每个句子念三遍女声，一遍男声，再一遍女声。 三、如果觉得语速过快，可以在播放器上调为慢速，多听几遍。 原文 16. In cold and snowy Alaska, there's a village called Takotna. It has a population of mere 49 souls. 在寒冷多雪的阿拉斯加，有一个名为塔克哈纳的村庄。该村庄只有49个人。 17. This practice also allowed many pigs to escape from farms and live in the wild, which became a problem. 这种做法也让许多猪逃离农场，在野外生活，而这成为了问题。 18. The scientists first send some mice in a specially designed cage to the International Space Station. 科学家们首先把一些老鼠放在一个特别设计的笼子里送到国际空间站。 19. Johansson and I are thinking of renovating our sitting room, not the whole house, not yet anyway. 约翰森和我正在考虑装修我们的起居室，而不是整个房子，反正现在还没有。 20. This house, built in 1904, is one of the most well-known works of Charles Hill, the famous architect. 这栋房于建于1904年，是著名建筑师查尔斯·希尔最著名的作品之一。

听前提示 一、三遍英文，一遍中文，再一遍英文。 二、从听懂的词入手，理解句子含义。 三、根据中英文意思，听不懂的多听几遍。 词汇提示 1.essential 重要的 2.durable 耐用的 3.antenna 天线 原文 221. You should make sure of the facts before you write something. 在你写东西之前，你应该弄清楚事实。 222. Our views are in agreement with theirs as to the essential points. 对于一些重点问题，我们的观点与他们的一致。 223. This seems expensive, but it's so durable it will pay in the long run. 这看起来很贵，但很耐用，从长远来看是值得的。 224. Brian, this is the restaurant where your father and I had our first date. 布莱恩，这是你爸爸和我第一次约会的餐馆。 225. I don't object to your going out to work, but who will look after the children? 我不反对你出去工作，但谁来照看孩子们呢？ 226. You'll get a clear picture with this antenna on the roof. 有了屋顶上的天线，你就能看到清晰的图像。 227. I've warned you over and over again not to do it. 我一遍又一遍地警告你不要这样做。 228. Bob will play the leading role for the first time in the next school festival. 鲍勃将在下一次学校节日中第一次扮演主角。 229. There are more stars in the sky than I can count. 天上的星星多得我数不清。 230. We need to reorganize it in order to strengthen our business activities. 我们需要重组，以加强我们的业务活动。

词汇提示 1.chore 工作事务 2.fornite 边疆 3.canoes 皮划艇 4.troops 部队 5.rot 腐烂 6.merchants 商人 7.vessels 轮船 8.peninsula 半岛 原文 The Welland Canal Before railways and automobiles became common, transporting goods over long distances was a difficult chore. In early North America, roads were often bad or non- existent. In the winter, snow and cold weather made travel difficult. Frontier farmers had trouble selling their crops because it was hard to get them to the cities. Often rivers and lakes were the best ways to travel. Fur traders carried their furs and other supplies in canoes. But even large canoes were not big enough to hold a shipment of wheat. Rapids and waterfalls meant that goods had to be taken out of the canoe and carried to the next body of calm water. One way to improve water transportation was to build a canal. In New York State, Governor DeWitt Clinton had constructed the Erie Canal from the Niagara River to the Hudson River, soon after the War of 1812. Because relations between the United States and Canada were still not very friendly, this was another reason to build a canal on the Canadian side. Canals could be used to move supplies and troops during wartime. Sometimes the British government would forbid Canadian farmers to sell food to the U.S.A. Without a canal to move their farm produce, crops were sometimes left to rot. A St. Catharines, Ontario, merchant named William Hamilton Merritt thought about all these things in the 1820s. He also thought that flourmills needed a more reliable source of water to operate. St. Catharines is on Twelve-Mile Creek below the Niagara Escarpment. This creek runs towards Lake Ontario. It rises above the Escarpment, which stands from 150 to 300 feet high, then runs towards Lake Ontario. If Merritt could join the Twelve-Mile Creek to one of the rivers, which ran to Lake Erie, the canal would provide transportation and waterpower. The problem was to find a way to move boats up the escarpment. From 1824 to 1829, Merritt and his friends hired laborers to dig away tons of dirt and rock. Nearly all the work was done with shovels, pickaxes, horses and wagons. In places, the ground was soft and landslides occurred. In other places, the men had to dig through solid granite rock. Merritt's main problem, however, was raising the money to pay for the construction. After sinking all the money that he, his family and friends had into the canal, more was needed. Merritt went to Toronto, New York and finally London, England to get the financial support he needed. The problem of getting the boats to climb the escarpment was solved by a series of 35 wooden locks. These carried a ship 327 feet upwards. The ship would enter a lock with a small amount of water. More water would come into the lock, lifting the boat another ten or fifteen feet. Then the ship would move into the next lock, and be lifted up again. Boats going in the opposite direction were lowered instead of lifted. The Welland Canal has been rebuilt three times since the first canal opened in 1829. Now large sea-going and lake vessels cross the Niagara Peninsula from Lake Ontario to Lake Erie. They carry grain, coal, iron ore, oil and many other bulk products. The Welland Canal remains one of the most important commercial waterways in the world. 翻译 韦兰运河 在铁路和汽车普及之前，长途运输货物是一项艰巨的工作。 在北美早期，道路往往很糟糕或根本不存在。 冬天，雪和寒冷的天气使旅行变得困难。 边疆农民很难出售他们的作物，因为很难将它们运到城市。 河流和湖泊往往是最好的旅行方式。 毛皮商人用独木舟运送毛皮和其他用品。 但是，即使是大型独木舟也不够大，无法装载一批小麦。 急流和瀑布意味着货物必须从独木舟中取出被带到下一片平静的水域。 改善水运的一种方法是修建一条运河。 1812年战争后不久，纽约州州长德维特·克林顿（DeWitt Clinton）修建了从尼亚加拉河到哈德逊河的伊利运河。 因为美国和加拿大的关系还不太友好，这是在加拿大一侧修建运河的另一个原因。 战时，运河可以用来运送物资和军队。 有时英国政府会禁止加拿大农民向美国出售粮食。 由于没有运河运输他们的农产品，农作物有时会腐烂。 安大略省圣凯瑟琳的一位名叫威廉·汉密尔顿·梅里特的商人在19世纪20年代思考了所有这些事情。 他还认为面粉厂需要更可靠的水源来运作。 圣凯瑟琳位于尼亚加拉悬崖下的12英里小河上。 这条小溪流向安大略湖。 它从150到300英尺高的悬崖上升起，然后向安大略湖延伸。 如果梅里特能够将12英里河与其中一条河流汇合，这条河流将流向伊利湖，运河将提供交通和水力。 问题是要找到一种方法将船只移到悬崖上。 从1824年到1829年，梅里特和他的朋友们雇佣了工人来挖掘成吨的泥土和岩石。 几乎所有的工作都是用铲子、镐、马和马车完成的。 在一些地方，地面很软，发生了滑坡。 在其他地方，人们不得不挖掘坚硬的花岗岩。 然而，梅里特的主要问题是筹集资金来支付建设费用。 在将他、家人和朋友所有的钱都投入运河之后，还需要更多的钱。 梅里特去了多伦多、纽约，最后去了英国伦敦，以获得他所需要的财政支持。 让船只爬上悬崖的问题由一系列35个木闸解决了。 这把船送到了327英尺高的地方。 船将在少量水的情况下进入船闸。 更多的水会流入船闸，使船再上升10或15英尺。 然后船将进入下一个船闸，并再次被提升。 朝相反方向行驶的船只被降下而不是升起。 自1829年第一条运河开通以来，韦兰运河已经重建了三次。 现在，大型海上和湖泊船只从安大略湖穿过尼亚加拉半岛，到达伊利湖。 他们运输粮食、煤炭、铁矿石、石油和许多其他大宗产品。 韦兰运河仍然是世界上最重要的商业水道之一。

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain 词汇提示 1.sheriff 警长 2.jail 监狱 3.pirate 海盗 4.raft 木筏 5.funeral 葬礼 原文 Chapter four：Jackson's Island The next day everyone knew about poor Dr Robinson. The sheriff found Muff Potter's knife near the body of the doctor. He put Muff in St Petersburg's small jail. Tom and Huck looked at each other. "We saw Injun Joe kill the doctor," said Torn, "Muff didn't kill him. Poor Muff!" "I know," said Huck, "But we mustn't say anything. Remember, Injun Joe is dangerous - very dangerous. I'm sorry for Muff Potter, too." The two boys were afraid. "We must keep this secret," said Tom sadly. Tom could not forget. At night he had bad dreams about Injun Joe and Muff Potter. He kept the terrible secret but he was very unhappy. Aunt Polly was worried about him. She gave him a lot of different medicines. But Tom did not feel better. He was unhappy at school too. Becky Thatcher didn't talk to him anymore. "No one loves me," thought Tom, "What a horrible life!" It was now summer and there was no more school. Tom and his friend Joe Harper went to sit by the Mississippi River. They fished, talked and looked at the boats. One day Tom said, "Let's go do something exciting!" "OK!" said Joe, "But where can we go and what can we do?" "Let's run away! We can go and live on Jackson's Island. We can be pirates. A pirate's life is exciting," said Tom. Jackson's Island was a small island in the Mississippi River. It was about three miles south of St Petersburg. No one lived on the island. "Huckleberry Finn can come with us too," said Tom, "Remember, Joe, don't you’re your mother, father or anyone about our adventure. Go home and bring some food. We'll meet here at midnight." Tom and Joe were excited. At midnight the three boys met on the river. Tom brought some meat to eat. Joe brought some bread and Huck brought a frying pan. They found a small raft and they went down the river to Jackson's Island. When they arrived on the island, they made a fire and cooked some meat. "This is fun!" said Joe. "We're free and we can do everything we want!" said Tom. "What do pirates do?" asked Huck. "They go on ships and take the money. Then they go to an island and hide it in a secret place," said Tom. The three boys were happy and slept under the stars. The next morning, they went swimming in the river. Then they went fishing. They cooked the fish on the fire and ate it. It was delicious. After breakfast they walked around the island and went swimming again. In the afternoon they sat around the fire and ate some meat. Suddenly Tom said, "Can you hear a strange noise? Listen!" "What is it?" asked Joe. "Let's go and see," said Huck. They ran to the river. They saw a steamboat and a lot of small boats near it. "Every boat from St Petersburg is out on the river," said Joe, "What's happening?" "They're looking for a dead body," said Huck, "The same thing happened last summer when Bill Turner fell into the river and drowned." The three boys felt like heroes and laughed. "The people of St Petersburg are looking for us. They're talking about us. We're famous!" said Tom happily. This was an exciting adventure for Tom, Huck and Joe! They felt like real pirates on Jackson's island. The boats and the steamboat went away. The boys went fishing again and had fish for dinner. Then they slept under the stars. But Tom could not sleep. The next morning, he wasn't there. "Where's Tom?" asked Joe. "I don't know," said Huck. After a few minutes Huck said, "Look! Tom's swimming in the river. He's coming to the island." Tom told them his story. "Last night I couldn't sleep. I thought about Aunt Polly. So I went home but no one saw me. I saw Aunt Polly and your mother, Joe. Poor Aunt Polly cried a lot. And your mother was very sad too. Everyone thinks we're dead. I heard some interesting things." "What did you hear?" asked Huck. "Well, there will be a funeral for us on Sunday at the church," said Tom. Huck and Joe looked at him with big eyes. "And now I have a great idea. Listen - " Tom told Huck and Joe his great idea. They liked it and laughed. Sunday was the day of the funeral. There were no happy faces in St Petersburg. Everyone in the village was in the small church. Aunt Polly, Sid, Mary and Joe Harper's family were all dressed in black. The Reverend said many kind words about the three boys. The boys' families cried and cried. Becky Thatcher cried. Everyone cried a lot. Suddenly there was a noise at the church door. The Reverend looked up and stopped speaking. Everyone in the church turned around and looked. Their mouths opened. The three dead boys slowly walked into the church. Tom was first, then Joe and then Huck. There was great silence for a moment. Then Aunt Polly, Mary and Joe's mother ran to the boys. They kissed Tom and Joe. Aunt Polly cried and then she laughed. Poor Huck did not know what to do. No one kissed him. He started moving away but Tom stopped him. "Aunt Polly, it's not right. Somebody must be happy to see Huck," said Tom. "Oh, you're right Tom!" cried Aunt Polly and she kissed Huck. Tom was very proud of his great idea. Then the Reverend said, "Let us sing and be happy!" Everybody sang and laughed. It was a very happy day.

提示 一、每期五个句子，均是从四六级听力真题中选取的长难句。 二、每个句子念三遍女声，一遍男声，再一遍女声。 三、如果觉得语速过快，可以在播放器上调慢语速，多听几遍。 原文 11. Hungry customers can pay whatever amount they can afford to eat at the cafe or nothing at all. 饥肠辘辘的顾客可以支付他们在咖啡馆吃得起的任何费用，或者什么都不用付。 12. There's an endless amount of scientific data proving that dogs can develop strong bonds with their owners. 有无数的科学数据证明狗能与主人建立牢固的关系。 13. The study highlights an important relationship between our personalities and the wellbeing of our pets. 这项研完强调了我们的性格和我们宠物的健康之间的重要关系。 14. In early-year education, left-handed children are struggling and making a mess of their handwriting. 在幼龄教育中，左撇子儿童学习起来很艰难，他们的书写乱七八糟。 15. He hopes his acts of charity will influence others to spread positive actions in their own towns. 他希望，自己的助人为乐行为能够激励他人在他们各自的城镇传播正能量。

听前提示 一、三遍英文，一遍中文，再一遍英文。 二、从听懂的词入手，理解句子含义。 三、根据中英文意思，听不懂的多听几遍。 词汇提示 1.summit 首脑会议 原文 211. Once you skip a lesson, it's hard to catch up with your classmates. 你一旦逃课，就很难赶上其他同学。 212. We cannot tell a good person from a bad one by looks alone. 我们不能仅凭外表来区分好人和坏人。 213. There are 5 computers in the house, but 2 of them aren't any use. 家里有五台电脑，但其中有两台没有用。 214. The doctor told Mr. Smith to give up smoking if he wanted to live long. 医生告诉史密斯先生，如果他想长寿，就得戒烟。 215. A lot of bicycles are illegally parked in front of the station. 许多自行车非法停放在车站前。 216. We will interview two people so we can hear both sides of this question. 我们将采访两个人，这样我们就了解这个问题正反两个方面了。 217. I managed to catch the 8 o'clock train by running all the way to the station. 我一路跑到车站，成功赶上了八点钟的火车。 218. I will lend you some money, on condition that you will repay it in a week. 我会借给你一些钱，条件是你必须在一周内还钱。 219. You need your parents' permission if you are going to apply for that. 如果你要申请，需要得到你父母的许可。 220. The summit nations put free trade at the top of the agenda. 峰会上各国家把自由贸易放在了议事日程的首位。

词汇提示 1.commission 委员会 2.canals 运河 3.hypnotized 迷住 4.fort 堡垒 5.maid 少女 6.mist 雾 原文 The Niagara Park's Commission Niagara Falls, Canada, became a major tourist attraction in the mid-1830s. By this time, roads, canals and railways were able to bring people from urban centers, like New York and Boston. However, the chance for big profits attracted dishonest businessmen. One hotel in the 1860s was popularly known as the "Cave of the Forty Thieves. There were many complaints from tourists about tricks that were used to get their money. Some businessmen tried to put up fences around the Falls, so that all visitors would have to pay them to see the Falls. In time, these complaints reached the ears of important people. In 1873, Lord Dufferin, the Governor-General of Canada, proposed that the government buy all the land around the Falls. On the American side, New York State bought 412acres around the American Rainbow Falls in 1885. In the same year, land was bought near the Canadian Horseshoe Falls and named Queen Victoria Park. A commission was formed to obtain control of all land along the Niagara River. This was made easier because a narrow strip along the river was already government land. However, the Commission wanted to preserve all the beautiful scenery along the river and near the Falls for the general public. The first commissioner of the parks was Sir Casimir Gzowski, a distinguished engineer of Polish birth. Before the Queen Victoria Park Commission began to buy up land besides the Falls, tourists had to pay for everything. There were no public washrooms, no drinking fountains, and no safety barriers around the Falls. As a result, it was not uncommon for tourists crowding close to the Falls, or hypnotized by the flow of the river, to step too close and fall in. The commission took care of these problems and also set up parks and picnic areas. In 1927, the Commission's name was changed to the Niagara Parks Commission. It now supervises numerous attractions and parks from Niagara-on-the- Lake on Lake Ontario, down to Fort Erie on Lake Erie. Each section of the 56-kilometer stretch of Niagara Parks has its own places of interest. These are joined by the Niagara Parkway, a road that runs the whole length of the river. Sir Winston Churchill called the parkway, "The prettiest Sunday afternoon drive in the world. The Niagara Parks Commission operates restaurants, parks and gardens,rides, museums and historic houses, golf courses, native sites and gift shops. Near the Falls are restaurants, parks, greenhouses, the "Journey Behind the Falls" and the "Maid of the Mist" boat ride. North of the Falls, at Niagara Gorge, are the Spanish Aero Car Ride and the Great Gorge Adventure. The Commission also operates a School of Horticulture, with large gardens. Queenston Heights is a park commemorating one of Canada's heroes, General Isaac Brock. In nearby Queenston are historic houses connected with two other important Canadians,Laura Secord and William Lyon MacKenzie. The Commission also operates two historic forts, dating from the War of 1812 - Fort George and Old Fort Erie. The Niagara Parks Commission has played a major role in making Niagara Falls and the Niagara River one of the leading tourist areas in the world. The Commission shows how governments can work to make visits to natural wonders like Niagara Falls a good experience for the general public. 翻译 尼亚加拉公园委员会 加拿大尼亚加拉瀑布在19世纪30年代中期成为主要旅游景点。 到那时，公路、运河和铁路已经能够将人们从纽约和波士顿等城市中心地带来。 然而，巨额利润的机会吸引了不诚实的商人。 19世纪60年代的一家酒店被称为“四十大盗洞”。 游客们抱怨了许多骗钱的把戏。 一些商人试图在瀑布周围竖起围栏，这样所有游客都必须付钱才能看到瀑布。 这些抱怨及时传到了重要人物的耳朵里。 1873年，加拿大总督达夫林勋爵提议政府购买瀑布周围的所有土地。 在美国方面，纽约州于1885年在美国彩虹瀑布周围购买了412英亩土地。 同年，加拿大马蹄瀑布附近的土地被购买，并命名为维多利亚女王公园。 成立了一个委员会，以获得尼亚加拉河沿岸所有土地的控制权。 由于沿河的一条狭长地带已经是政府的土地，这就更容易了。 然而，委员会希望为公众保留沿河和瀑布附近的所有美景。 公园的第一位专员是卡西米尔·格佐夫斯基爵士，一位出生于波兰的杰出工程师。 在维多利亚女王公园委员会开始购买瀑布以外的土地之前，游客必须支付一切费用。 瀑布周围没有公共厕所，没有饮水机，也没有安全屏障。 因此，拥挤在瀑布附近的游客，或被河流的水流催眠的游客，踩得太近而摔倒在瀑布中并不罕见。 委员会处理了这些问题，并设立了公园和野餐区。 1927年，该委员会更名为尼亚加拉公园委员会。 它现在监管着许多景点和公园，从安大略湖上的尼亚加拉湖，一直到伊利湖上的伊利堡。 尼亚加拉公园长达56公里，每一段都有自己的景点。 尼亚加拉公园大道连接了这两条道路，这条道路贯穿整条河流。 温斯顿·丘吉尔爵士称公园道为“世界上最美丽的周日下午驾车”。 尼亚加拉公园委员会经营餐厅、公园和花园、游乐设施、博物馆和历史建筑、高尔夫球场、本土景点和礼品店。 瀑布附近有餐厅、公园、温室、“瀑布后之旅”和“雾中少女”游船。 瀑布以北，尼亚加拉峡谷，是西班牙航空车之旅和大峡谷探险。 该委员会还经营一所园艺学校，拥有大型花园。 昆斯顿高地是一个纪念加拿大英雄艾萨克·布洛克将军的公园。 在附近的昆斯顿，历史悠久的房屋与另外两位重要的加拿大人劳拉·塞科德和威廉·里昂·麦肯齐相连。 该委员会还经营着两座历史悠久的堡垒，可追溯到1812年战争-乔治堡和伊利老堡。 尼亚加拉公园委员会在使尼亚加拉瀑布和尼亚加拉河成为世界主要旅游区方面发挥了重要作用。 该委员会向公众展示了政府如何努力使参观尼亚加拉瀑布等自然奇观成为一种良好的体验。

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain 词汇提示 1.confused 困惑 2.terrified 恐惧 原文 Chapter III: The Graveyard "Ghosts!" said Huck, "I can see ghosts! They're coming here. I'm really scared!" "Can ghosts see us?" asked Tom. "Ghosts can see everything," answered Huck, "Oh, why did I come here?" "Don't be afraid. We must be very quiet," said Tom. The three ghosts moved quietly in the graveyard. They came close to Tom and Huck. "Tom!" whispered Huck, "They're not ghosts. They're humans. One of them is Muff Potter." "You're right. And there's Injun Joe and Dr Robinson. But why are they here?" said Tom. "They're grave robbers. They want to rob a grave. The doctor wants a dead body," said Huck. "But why?" asked Tom. "He cuts bodies and studies them. My father told me about Dr Robinson," said Huck. The three men were at Hoss Williams's grave. Injun Joe and Muff Potter started digging. Soon the grave was open. They found the dead body and pulled it out of the ground. "Well, doctor, do you want us to take the body to your house?" said Muff, "You must give us five dollars." "What!" said Dr Robinson angrily, "I paid you this morning. I'm not giving you more money!" "I want more money, Doctor," said Injun Joe, "Five years ago I came to your father's house. I asked you for something to eat. You gave me nothing. I still remember that. Now you must give me more money." Injun Joe took the doctor's arm and the doctor hit him. Injun Joe fell to the ground. "Don't hit my friend!" cried Muff Potter. Muff and Dr Robinson started fighting. Everything happened very quickly. Dr Robinson hit Muff Potter on the head. Muff fell to the ground. Injun Joe took Muff's knife. He saw Muff on the ground and he killed Dr Robinson with the knife. The doctor fell on top of Muff and covered him with blood. Injun Joe looked at the two men on the ground. First he robbed the dead doctor. Then he put the bloody knife into Muff's right hand. A few minutes passed and Muff moved a little and opened his eyes. He pushed the doctor's body away. He looked at the knife in his hand. "What - what happened, Joe?" he asked slowly. Injun Joe said, "Something very bad, Muff. Why did you kill him?" "I didn't kill him!" said Muff. He was very confused, "I drank too much whisky last night. I don't remember anything! Tell me, Joe. What happened?" "You fought with the doctor. He hit you on the head and you fell to the ground. Then you got up, took your knife and killed him," said Injun Joe. "I don't understand, Joe. I never fight with a knife. I didn't want to kill Dr Robinson. He was young and he had a future. Oh, this is terrible! It was the whisky," cried Muff, "Joe, don't tell anyone, please." "I won't tell anyone, Muff. But now you must leave this graveyard quickly. Go!" said Injun Joe. "Thank you, Joe," said Muff, "You're a friend." Muff Potter ran away and Injun Joe watched him. Then he carefully put Muff's knife near the doctor's body and left the graveyard. Tom and Huck were terrified. It was a terrible scene. They silently moved away from the trees. Then they ran out of the graveyard and back to the village. They arrived at an old house and decided to hide there. "What are we going to do?" asked Tom, "We saw everything. Injun Joe killed the doctor." "What can we do? We can't tell anyone," said Huck, "Injun Joe is dangerous. I'm afraid of him. Do you want a knife in your heart?" "I'm afraid of Injun Joe, too," said Tom, "You're right, we can't tell anyone about Injun Joe." "Promise not to tell anyone!" said Huck. "I promise," said Tom.

提示 一、每期五个句子，均是从四六级听力真题中选取的长难句。 二、每个句子念三遍女声，一遍男声，再一遍女声。 三、如果觉得语速过快，可以在播放器上调为慢速，多听几遍。 原文 6. Joe's parents decided to encourage his creativity by sending their son to an after-school art class. 乔的父母决定送儿子去上课外艺术班，以此来鼓励他的创造力。 7. Raising more than 17,000 dollars in just one day with the help of many famous actors and others. 在许多著名演员及其他人的帮助下，仅一天就筹集到了超1.7万美元。 8. The research also found that mentally well-adjusted owners had calmer, happier and healthier cats. 研究还发现，心理方面适应良好的主人养的猫更平静、更快乐、更健康。 9. This is due to a lack of action from ministers who failed to take any meaningful action for years. 这是部长们缺乏行动所致，多年来，他们没有采取任何有意义的行动。 10. So, including labor costs, taxes, and everything, this job would come to $3,000. 那么，包括人工费、税和其他费用，这项工作共计3000美元。

听前提示 一、三遍英文，一遍中文，再一遍英文。 二、从听懂的词入手，理解句子含义。 三、根据中英文意思，听不懂的多听几遍。 词汇提示 1.masterpiece 杰作 2.indebted 感激 3.drawer 抽屉 4.tampered 篡改 原文 201. I need not have watered the flowers. Just after I finished, it stared raining. 我本不必浇花的。我刚做完，天就开始下雨了。 202. I was afraid it would not work out well and sure enough it failed. 我担心这事不会有好结果，果然失败了。 203. He was surprised to find the great artist's masterpiece hung on the wall upside down. 他惊奇地发现这位伟大艺术家的杰作倒挂在了墙上。 204. You can't rely on him these days to do a proper job. 现在你不能指望他把工作做好。 205. The politician said he was deeply indebted to everyone for their support in the election. 那位政治家说，他非常感谢大家在选举中给予他的支持。 206. I admit this may not be the best way of doing it. 我承认这可能不是最好的方法。 207. Hmm. I have a feeling I'm going to get lost whichever road I take. 嗯。我有一种感觉，无论我走哪条路，都会迷路。 208. You must keep this plan a secret as there may be some changes yet. 你必须对这个计划保密，因为可能还会有一些变动。 209. It is not good manners to laugh at someone when he makes mistakes. 当别人犯错误时嘲笑他是不礼貌的。 210. The lock on my drawer had been tampered with and some of my papers were missing. 我抽屉上的锁被人动过，我的一些文件不见了。

词汇提示 1.course 流动 2.stretches 绵延 3.worn 磨损 4.layers 层次 5.limestone 石灰岩 6.granite 花岗岩 7.cacti 仙人掌 8.sub-tropical 亚热带 9.mules 驴 10.zigzag Z字形 11.harness 利用 12.irrigate 灌溉 13.mighty 巨大 原文 The Grand Canyon The Grand Canyon is one of the most spectacular sights in nature. It is found in one section of the valley of the Colorado River. The river begins its course high in the Rocky Mountains of the State of Colorado. The river travels a total of 1,400 miles through Colorado, Utah and Arizona and into the Gulf of California. It forms part of Arizona's border with Nevada and California. The Colorado River is a very swift and muddy river. It carries dirt and rocks down from the mountains. The story is told of an old fur trader who was attacked by Indians high up the river. His only escape was down the Colorado River in a small boat. It was a terrifying trip through rapids and around rocks at top speed. The fur trader was found some days later in very rough shape hundreds of miles down the river. No one would believe that he had come so far so fast. The Grand Canyon stretches for about 250 miles in the State of Arizona. The canyon was carved out by the flow of the river itself. In places the canyon is more than a mile deep. It stretches from four to 18 miles wide at the top. The canyon valley contains worn rocks that rise up like a mountain range. The canyon has been worn down through many layers of rock. The river has cut its way down through layers of sandstone, limestone and shape to the granite bedrock. The different layers are of different colors and the rocks appear very beautiful, especially at sunrise and sunset. At the top, the climate is typical of a mountain area, with evergreen trees. Next, you have typical forest trees. Third, there are plants like cacti that grow in warm deserts. Finally, there are sub-tropical plants at the valley bottom. Tourists can ride down the narrow trails to the bottom of the valley on mules. On one side is the rock wall of the canyon, and on the other side is a steep drop down to the bottom. Tourists have to trust their guide, and the mule that they are riding, to get them down safely. The trails zigzag back and forth, and the tourist going down travels much more than a mile. Some 1,000 square miles of the area became the Grand Canyon National Park in 1919. Because the Colorado River is very swift and runs through dry country, several dams have been built along it. These are designed to harness its power, save its water and provide recreational opportunities. The best-known dam is Hoover Dam, formerly Boulder Dam, on the Arizona-Nevada border. This impressive structure is 727 feet high, and 1,282 feet long. Elevators are used to carry workers up and down inside the dam. The water, which is backed up by the Hoover Dam, forms Lake Mead. Lake Mead is used to irrigate nearby land, as well as for boating and fishing. The dam itself is a major source of electric power for this section of the country. Visitors to the Grand Canyon are often filled with awe by the size and beauty of the canyon. People seem very small in comparison to the immense cliffs, valleys and the mighty river. 翻译 大峡谷 大峡谷是自然界最壮观的景观之一。 它位于科罗拉多河流域的一段。 这条河发源于科罗拉多州的落基山脉。 这条河全长1400英里，穿过科罗拉多州、犹他州和亚利桑那州，进入加利福尼亚湾。 它是亚利桑那州与内华达州和加利福尼亚州边界的一部分。 科罗拉多河是一条湍急而泥泞的河流。 它把泥土和岩石从山上带下来。 有个故事讲的是一个老毛皮商人在河的上游遭到印第安人的袭击。 他唯一的逃生途径是乘坐小船沿科罗拉多河顺流而下。 这是一次以最高速度穿越急流和岩石的可怕旅程。 几天后，人们在河下游数百英里处发现了一个皮毛商人，他的形状非常粗糙。 没人会相信他走得这么远这么快。 大峡谷绵在亚利桑那州延约250英里。 峡谷是由河流本身的水流切割而成的。 在一些地方，峡谷超过一英里深。 它的顶部从4到18英里宽。 峡谷里有磨损的岩石，它们像山脉一样隆起。 峡谷已被许多岩石层冲垮。 这条河穿过砂岩、石灰岩层，形成花岗岩基岩。 不同的层有不同的颜色，岩石看起来非常漂亮，尤其是在日出和日落时。 顶部的气候是典型的山区气候，常绿树木。 接下来，您将看到典型的森林树木。 第三，像仙人掌这样的植物生长在温暖的沙漠中。 最后，谷底还有亚热带植物。 游客们可以骑着骡子沿着狭窄的小路走到谷底。 一边是峡谷的岩壁，另一边是一个陡坡，一直延伸到底部。 游客必须相信他们的向导和他们骑的骡子，才能安全地把他们带下来。 这些小径蜿蜒曲折，游客下山的路程远不止一英里。 1919年，约1000平方英里的区域成为大峡谷国家公园。 由于科罗拉多河非常湍急，流经干燥的乡村，因此沿途修建了水坝。 这些设施旨在利用其电力、节约用水和提供娱乐机会。 最著名的大坝是胡佛大坝，原名博尔德大坝，位于亚利桑那州-内华达州边界。 这座令人印象深刻的建筑高727英尺，长1282英尺。 电梯用于在大坝内上下运送工人。 湖水由胡佛大坝支撑，形成米德湖。 米德湖用于灌溉附近的土地，以及划船和钓鱼。 大坝本身是该地区的主要电力来源。 参观大峡谷的游客常常对峡谷的大小和美丽充满敬畏。 与巨大的悬崖、山谷和浩瀚的河流相比，人们显得非常渺小。